2025-12-22T13:34:19-05:00 2025-09-30 204917696 THE CLEVELAND GROUP 3740 EXECUTIVE CENTER DR STE 200 MARTINEZ GA 309072360 990 2024-10-01 586055069 PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA SOUTHEASTERN CHAPTER INC PARA 7067966301 4010 DEANS BRIDGE ROAD HEPHZIBAH GA 30815 LINDA HUTCHINSON PRESIDENT 7067966301 2025-12-22 true true MALINDA JOHNSTON P01057684 7062882800 2025-12-22 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z LINDA HUTCHINSON 4010 DEANS BRIDGE RD HEPHZIBAH GA 30815 349695 false X WWW.SOUTHEASTERNPVA.ORG X 1975 GA THE PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA, SOUTHEASTERN CHAPTER STRIVES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS WHO HAVE SPINAL CORD INJURY, DYSFUNCTION OR ILLNESS. THROUGH ADVOCACY, MEDICAL RESEARCH, SPORTS AND RECREATION, EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION. WHILE AIDING OUR VETERANS IN THIS MANNER, WE ARE ALSO AIDING THEIR FAMILIES AND NON-VETERAN DISABLED PERSONS LIVING IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, GEORGIA, NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TENNESSEE. 9 9 2 55 0 315474 283251 22492 11458 -3751 10401 6554 0 340769 305110 0 0 100284 91792 0 5010 153717 176751 254001 268543 86768 36567 559509 640287 1727 7672 557782 632615 X THE PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA, SOUTHEASTERN CHAPTER STRIVES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS WHO HAVE SPINAL CORD INJURY, DYSFUNCTION OR ILLNESS. THROUGH ADVOCACY, MEDICAL RESEARCH, SPORTS AND RECREATION, EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION. WHILE AIDING OUR VETERANS IN THIS MANNER, WE ARE ALSO AIDING THEIR FAMILIES AND NON-VETERAN DISABLED PERSONS LIVING IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, GEORGIA, NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TENNESSEE. false false 194419 11458 THE PARALYZED OF AMERICA SOUTHEASTERN CHAPTER (PVASE) STRIVES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF VETERANS WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM SPINAL CORD INJURY/DISEASE, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, AND ALS (AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS, BETTER KNOWN AS LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE) AND CARRY OUT THE PROGRAMS OUTLINED IN THE PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA (PVA) ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDE. THE CHAPTER HOLDS MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS AND ONE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING ANNUALLY. THESE MEETINGS ARE CONDUCTED VIA ZOOM FROM HEPHZIBAH, GA. MEMBERS FROM THE ATLANTA, GA, DUBLIN, GA, COLUMBIA, SC, CHARLESTON, SC, SALISBURY, NC, ASHEVILLE, NC AND JOHNSON CITY, TN DIAL INTO THE MEETINGS. THE MEMBERS ARE UPDATED AND INFORMED ON BENEFITS, MEMBERSHIP, FINANCES, SPORTS/RECREATION, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND MANY OTHER ISSUES. WE HAVE A QUESTION-AND-ANSWER PERIOD DURING EACH MEETING. BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEET SIX TIMES A YEAR VIA ZOOM OR IN-PERSON. OUR SPORTS PROGRAMS ARE VERY EDUCATIONAL, INFORMATIVE, AND ENCOURAGING TO MEMBERS. THEY (MEMBERS) ENGAGE IN HUNTING, TENNIS, FISHING, PICKLEBALL, HANDCYCLING, GOLF, BILLIARDS AND BOWLING AS WELL AS OTHER SPORTS NOT LISTED TO INCLUDE VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS VIRTUAL BINGO AND SPORTS TALK. CHAPTER WILL SEND A MINIMUM OF 30 MEMBERS FROM GA, SC, NC, AL AND TN TO THE NATIONAL VETERANS WHEELCHAIR GAMES (NVWG). THE NVWG IS SPONSORED BY THE VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION (VA) AND PVA. THE CHAPTER CURRENTLY HAS TWO FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. THE CHAPTER HAS VOLUNTEERS WHO ASSIST WITH EVENTS SPONSORED/HOSTED BY THE CHAPTER. THE CHAPTER NEWSLETTER, "SOUTHEASTERN CHRONICLES" CONTINUED TO PROVIDE VALUABLE, EDUCATIONAL, PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR OUR MEMBERS. IT IS PUBLISHED FIVE TIMES A YEAR TO INCLUDE ONE ANNUAL REPORT. SOUTHEASTERN CHRONICLES EDITION SOMETIMES WILL HAVE AN ARTICLE SPOTLIGHTING ONE OF OUR MEMBERS AND HOW PVA HAS INFLUENCED OR WHAT INFLUENCE PVA HAS HAD ON THEIR LIFE. GOVERNMENT RELATIONS: NATIONAL PVA & PVASE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM WORK HARD TO MAKE SURE THROUGH ADVOCACY AND LEGISLATION THAT OUR MEMBERS AND DISABLED COMMUNITY ARE CONTINUING TO GET THE BEST CARE, WHETHER IT IS MEDICAL OR BARRIERS. SOUTHEAST REGIONAL WHEELCHAIR GAMES ARE AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY. ROCK HILL RECREATION FOUNDATION SUPPORTING THE ROCK & ROLL WHEELCHAIR TENNIS CLASSIC IN ROCK HILL, SC. WALTON FOUNDATION FOR INDEPENDENCE SUPPORTING THE WALTON FOUNDATION WHEELCHAIR TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP IN AUGUSTA, GA. AND RICHLAND COUNTY WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL IN COLUMBIA, SC. 194419 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 2 true false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false true false false false GA X HOLLIS BUSH 7067966301 4010 DEANS BRIDGE HEPHIZBAH GA 30815 HOLLIS BUSH EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X X 55241 0 0 MICHAEL BISHOP SEC. & MEMBE 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JASON DILLS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LARRY DODSON TREASURER 15.00 X X 0 0 0 FREDRICK EVANS SPORTS DIREC 5.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA HUTCHINSON PRESIDENT 30.00 X X 0 0 0 FRANK DEWAYNE MCGOWAN VICE PRESIDE 10.00 X X 0 0 0 CHARLES OUTLAW BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SCOTT WINKLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 55241 false false false 157117 126134 283251 SPORTING EVENTS 711210 11458 11458 11458 8903 8903 46083 44585 1498 1498 1498 305110 21859 55241 36459 17125 1657 30658 20234 9504 920 5893 3889 1827 177 8000 2960 4320 720 2348 1550 728 70 14248 5257 7760 1231 13656 11497 2159 28308 18819 9489 19025 18387 617 21 57 57 5980 3946 1855 179 9347 9347 SPORTING EVENTS 64632 64632 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 5596 1695 3901 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTION 4641 4606 35 TAXES AND LICENSES 434 434 479 431 48 268543 194419 69114 5010 252968 54508 4536 652245 590512 53350 61733 253191 519510 559509 640287 1727 7672 1727 7672 X 557782 632615 557782 632615 559509 640287 36567 38266 X false false X 214563 227126 268568 315474 283251 1308982 214563 227126 268568 315474 283251 1308982 563161 745821 1308982 55291 0.56980 0.53560 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 20593 20593 551246 522065 29181 80406 68447 11959 61733 X 343376 38266 38266 305110 305110 268543 268543 268543 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA, SOUTHEASTERN CHAPTER INC. IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE ("IRC") AND IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THE CHAPTER CONTINUES TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF A TAX-EXEMPT ENTITY. MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED ALL OTHER TAX POSITIONS THAT COULD HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND DETERMINED THE CHAPTER HAD NO UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 AND 2024. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA, SOUTHEASTERN CHAPTER STRIVES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS WHO HAVE SPINAL CORD INJURY, DYSFUNCTION OR ILLNESS. THROUGH ADVOCACY, MEDICAL RESEARCH, SPORTS AND RECREATION, EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION. WHILE AIDING OUR VETERANS IN THIS MANNER, WE ARE ALSO AIDING THEIR FAMILIES AND NON-VETERAN DISABLED PERSONS LIVING IN THE STATES OF ALABAMA, GEORGIA, NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TENNESSEE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE PARALYZED OF AMERICA SOUTHEASTERN CHAPTER (PVASE) STRIVES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF VETERANS WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM SPINAL CORD INJURY/DISEASE, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, AND ALS (AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS, BETTER KNOWN AS LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE) AND CARRY OUT THE PROGRAMS OUTLINED IN THE PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA (PVA) ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDE. THE CHAPTER HOLDS MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS AND ONE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING ANNUALLY. THESE MEETINGS ARE CONDUCTED VIA ZOOM FROM HEPHZIBAH, GA. MEMBERS FROM THE ATLANTA, GA, DUBLIN, GA, COLUMBIA, SC, CHARLESTON, SC, SALISBURY, NC, ASHEVILLE, NC AND JOHNSON CITY, TN DIAL INTO THE MEETINGS. THE MEMBERS ARE UPDATED AND INFORMED ON BENEFITS, MEMBERSHIP, FINANCES, SPORTS/RECREATION, GOVERNMENT RELATIONS AND MANY OTHER ISSUES. WE HAVE A QUESTION-AND-ANSWER PERIOD DURING EACH MEETING. BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEET SIX TIMES A YEAR VIA ZOOM OR IN-PERSON. OUR SPORTS PROGRAMS ARE VERY EDUCATIONAL, INFORMATIVE, AND ENCOURAGING TO MEMBERS. THEY (MEMBERS) ENGAGE IN HUNTING, TENNIS, FISHING, PICKLEBALL, HANDCYCLING, GOLF, BILLIARDS AND BOWLING AS WELL AS OTHER SPORTS NOT LISTED TO INCLUDE VIRTUAL ACTIVITIES SUCH AS VIRTUAL BINGO AND SPORTS TALK. CHAPTER WILL SEND A MINIMUM OF 30 MEMBERS FROM GA, SC, NC, AL AND TN TO THE NATIONAL VETERANS WHEELCHAIR GAMES (NVWG). THE NVWG IS SPONSORED BY THE VETERAN'S ADMINISTRATION (VA) AND PVA. THE CHAPTER CURRENTLY HAS TWO FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT. THE CHAPTER HAS VOLUNTEERS WHO ASSIST WITH EVENTS SPONSORED/HOSTED BY THE CHAPTER. THE CHAPTER NEWSLETTER, "SOUTHEASTERN CHRONICLES" CONTINUED TO PROVIDE VALUABLE, EDUCATIONAL, PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR OUR MEMBERS. IT IS PUBLISHED FIVE TIMES A YEAR TO INCLUDE ONE ANNUAL REPORT. SOUTHEASTERN CHRONICLES EDITION SOMETIMES WILL HAVE AN ARTICLE SPOTLIGHTING ONE OF OUR MEMBERS AND HOW PVA HAS INFLUENCED OR WHAT INFLUENCE PVA HAS HAD ON THEIR LIFE. GOVERNMENT RELATIONS: NATIONAL PVA & PVASE THROUGH THIS PROGRAM WORK HARD TO MAKE SURE THROUGH ADVOCACY AND LEGISLATION THAT OUR MEMBERS AND DISABLED COMMUNITY ARE CONTINUING TO GET THE BEST CARE, WHETHER IT IS MEDICAL OR BARRIERS. SOUTHEAST REGIONAL WHEELCHAIR GAMES ARE AT CLEMSON UNIVERSITY. ROCK HILL RECREATION FOUNDATION SUPPORTING THE ROCK & ROLL WHEELCHAIR TENNIS CLASSIC IN ROCK HILL, SC. WALTON FOUNDATION FOR INDEPENDENCE SUPPORTING THE WALTON FOUNDATION WHEELCHAIR TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP IN AUGUSTA, GA. AND RICHLAND COUNTY WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL IN COLUMBIA, SC. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD FOR REVIEW. UPON ACCEPTANCE, THE BOARD WILL AUTHORIZE THE PREPARER TO ELECTRONICALLY FILE IT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND MANAGEMENT ARE ASKED TO UPDATE THEIR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.